Japan's PM Shinzo Abe wants to confirm the identify of a Japanese journalist released in Syria.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he's relieved that a Japanese hostage believed to have been captured in Syria three years ago has been released, but added that the government still needs to confirm the man's identity.
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Late on Tuesday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tokyo had received information that a man believed to be Jumpei Yasuda, a freelance journalist, had been released. He said the government had notified Yasuda's wife, but still needed to confirm his identity.
Speaking to reporters, Abe also thanked Qatar and Turkey for their cooperation in the hostage's release.
Australian Associated Press
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